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5RVZ at Dekmantel 2024 x Echobox

Ahead of his appearance at our label launch party next week & to celebrate his debut EP 'Trench' releasing on our label, 5RVZ steps up for our 36th podcast with a mix that perfectly showcases his unique and adventurous approach behind the decks. 

A moody, atmospheric mix that traverses slow and sludgy sounds, blended together in a way which feels more like a live performance than a DJ set - IYKYK and if not then get ready to meet your new favourite DJ.

@5rvz

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𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Raj / he/him / Amsterdam based (London raised!)

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
“Screwed & Chopped” (or Chopped & Screwed) is a distinctive sub-genre of Hip-Hop that originated in Houston, Texas, created by DJ Screw. This remixing technique involves slowing down the tempo of the music to create a unique sound. Inspired by this concept, I’ve applied the same principle to a different genre, transforming tracks with an original BPM of around 170 to a more laid-back 100 BPM.

This approach embodies the essence of Hip-Hop: reimagining and remixing existing material to fit a new context. I’m a hip-hop kid at heart, I have a monthly hip-hop show (called “Beats, Rhymes & Life”) on Amsterdam’s Echobox Radio. As much as I can, I like to highlight the importance of hip-hop and the undeniable (massive) influence it has had on modern music, art, fashion and culture. The art of DJing—blending two records together—traces its roots to Hip-Hop, and without it, the evolution of dance music would be unrecognisable.

𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐉 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐉 / 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 & 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭?
I’m a self-taught DJ. I got a pair of CDJs + mixer about 7 years ago. My style of DJ’ing is basically a result of spending endless hours in the basement of De School. I was captivated by countless DJ’s in that space over the years. I devoted time to listening with intent, observing from behind the DJ booth, analysing their techniques. Then going home experimenting and trying to figure out on my mixer how they were making certain sounds or rumbles. What emerged from this process is my own interpretation of techno mixing techniques but applying them to different styles of music. E.g. UK music. I mix drum & bass with the same precision and layering as berghain-style techno. I do a lot of layering, especially with bass lines, using 3 CDJ’s.

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Introspective. Groovy. Gangsta.

full interview via our substack here: https://allmovingobjects.substack.com/p/kinetic-mix-036-5rvz-chopped-and
+ tickets for our launch party here: https://ra.co/events/1994056

kinetic mix 036: 5RVZ "screwed & chopped"

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube and futureintelradio.com.

5RVZ ╚═ Future Intel X Kinetic ═╗ 05 09 2024

@5rvz 

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https://www.instagram.com/five.rvz

Human Lessons #096 - 5RVZ

For this month’s show, Dj wiggles invited Amsterdam based, London born 5RVZ onto the show, after inaugurating the kinetic label with his incredibly received Trench EP in 2024.

Release Date: 06 March 2025

Kiosk Radio Outsiders: kinetic w/ 5RVZ

@5RVZ presents the seventh chapter of Tribal Wanderings with a detailed narrative of shadowy low-end textures.

Chapter VII ✧ 5RVZ

Neon Cleptu 37
Dark Currents. For this episode I’d like to welcome 5RVZ.
@5rvz

5RVZ presents 'Dark Currents' - a journey through self-produced soundscapes and re-sculpted, carefully selected works that are layered, looped, and woven into a deep ritual flow of dark and dense atmospheres, hypno rhythmics while searching for the weird and odd. This is not the last thing you will see and hear from the Amsterdam based, London born 5RVZ. 

I’m very pleased that he participated and will be the one to guide us through his musical fascinations.

Broadcasted 23.10.2025
www.lyl.live

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